Feminist Horror Films

There was an interesting piece in the NY Times about the new film “Jennifer’s Body,” and how horror films attract more women. “Jennifer’s Body” was written by Diablo Cody (of Juno fame) and, as I understand, is about a unrealistically attractive high school cheerleader who literally devours men. Both Cody and the Times suggest that horror films may be appealing to women because they often have female main characters who wield the knife. Yet, in every modern horror film that I have seen (and I admit, it’s not many) women are objectified as sex objects. I guess I’ll have to get over my fear of horror films and go see “Jennifer’s Body” when it comes out next week in order to make my own, informed assessment.